Background

Mr. Barry Lawson Williams is the Founder of Williams Pacific Ventures Inc. and has been its President and Chief Executive Officer since 1987. Mr. Williams has been Senior Mediator of JAMS/ Endispute Inc. since 1993. He is a General Partner in various real estate joint ventures located primarily within Pacific Gas and Electric Company's service territory. He has experience leading an investment and consulting firm, combined with other leadership roles in business. He ... was Managing General Partner of Williams Pacific Ventures, Inc. He was a General Partner of WDG Ventures, from 1987 to 2002. He served as the President of C.N. Flagg Power Inc. from July 1988 to July 1992 and a Managing Principal of Bechtel Investments, Inc. from 1979 to May 1987. He worked at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Williams served as an Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at the American Management Association International from November 2000 to June 2001. He has been Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Pacific Gas and Electric Company since May 12, 2014. Mr. Williams has been an Independent Director of PG&E Corporation since December 1996 and has been its Lead Director since May 12, 2014. He has been a Director of Navient Corporation (formerly, SLM Corporation and Sallie Mae) since February 6, 2014. He has been a Director of CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd. since 1995, SYNAVANT Inc. since 2000, Pacific Gas and Electric Company since September 1990, served as a director of Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc. since 1994, The Newhall Land and Farming Company, Inc. since July 1996, CompUSA, Inc. since May 1997 and APL Limited since July 1983. Mr. Williams serves as a Director of CH2M HILL Industrial Design & Construction, Inc., Sutter Health, Tenera Inc., Dex Media, Inc., R.H. Donnelley Inc., USA Inc., Kaiser Permanente, National Park Foundation and CH2M Hill Inc. He has been a Trustee of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, and NML Variable Annuity Account A since 1987. He serves as a Trustee Emeritus of American Conservatory Theater and American Management Association. He served as Director of SLM Corporation from July 31, 2000 to April 30, 2014. He served as a Director of USA Funds, Inc. from 1995 to 2000 and Ameron International Corporation from April 2010 to 2011. He served as a Director of R.H. Donnelly & Company from 1998 to January 2010. He has been an Adjunct Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Haas School of Business since 1995. He serves as a Trustee of Resources Legacy Foundation. He serves as Trustee of Management Leadership for Tomorrow. He was a Trustee of Harvard Business School Alumni Association and African American Experience Fund. Mr. Williams received a J.D. from Harvard Law School and MBA from Harvard Business School, and his Bachelor's Degree from Harvard College.

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